Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

Your Assignment:

Planners of your city’s Earth Day events

are sponsoring an Earth Day essay

competition to show the significance of

Earth Day in the past, present and future.

You will examine several sources about

Earth Day. Then you will answer three

questions about what you have learned. In

Part 2, you will write an explanatory essay

about Earth Day for the essay

competition.

Steps You Will Follow:

In order to plan and write your essay, you will do all of the following:

1. Read an article and two flyers.

2. Watch three videos.

3. Answer three questions about the reading and

the videos.

4. Plan and write your essay.

Directions for Beginning:

You will now watch the videos and read the article and flyers. Take notes because you may want to refer to your notes while writing your essay. You can refer back to any of the sources as often as you like.

Source Information:

Article: Earth Day Takes Center Stage; New York Times, Up Front Magazine

Flyers: Earth Day Celebration, Marysville, WA Earth Day Celebration, Beverly Hills, CA

Video #1: Frank Blair (NBC) http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-history-movement

Video #2 Walter Cronkite (CBS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HUtM_LTyIw

Video #3 Earth Day 1970: A Grassroots Moment that Sparked a Movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r2UjMc-DqU

PART 1 (75 minutes) Student Directions:

Name:

Teacher: Period:

Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

NOTE TAKING TOOL

SOURCE PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Video #1:

Frank Blair

Video #2:

Walter Cronkite

Video #3:

Earth Day, 1970

Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

NOTE TAKING TOOL

SOURCE PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Article:

Earth Day Takes Center Stage

Flyers:

Earth Day Celebrations

Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.

1970: Planet Earth Takes Center StageSmith, PatriciaNew York Times Upfront; Oct 25, 2010; 143, 4; ProQuest Research Librarypg. 16

Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.

Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.

Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.

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Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

Research Questions for Part 1:

1. How does the video Earth Day 1970: A Grassroots Moment that Sparked a Movement reinforce

information in the article Planet Earth about the past and future of Earth Day?

(Claim 4, Target 2)

Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

2. Compare and contrast the tone of the Frank Blair’s summary of the first Earth Day with Walter

Cronkite’s summary. Which video is most useful in showing the importance of the day’s events?

Cite evidence from both videos in your response. (Claim 4, Target 3)

Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

3. Use information from the flyers and the Earth Day 1970: A Grassroots Moment that Sparked a

Movement video to describe the nature of current Earth Day events and how they differ from

the first Earth Day in 1970. (Claim 4, Target 4)

Task: EARTH DAY

Grade 9 Earth Day Part 1 & 2

Your assignment:

Planners of your city’s Earth Day events are

sponsoring an Earth Day essay competition to show

the significance of Earth Day in the past, present

and future. Write an essay that explains the

historical importance of Earth Day, its current

emphasis, and what experts suggest as a focus for

the future. Use information from both print and

video sources in your essay.

Your essay will be scored on the following criteria:

1. Statement of Purpose/Focus – how well you clearly state and maintain your focus? How well did your ideas logically flow from the introduction to conclusion using effective transitions? How well did you stay on topic throughout the article?

2. Elaboration of Evidence – how well did you provide evidence from the sources to support your opinions? How well did you elaborate with specific information from the sources you reviewed? How well did you effectively express ideas using precise language that was appropriate for your audience and purpose?

3. Conventions – how well did you follow the rules of usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling?

Essay Scoring

Now begin work on your essay.

Manage your time carefully so that you can:

plan your essay

write your essay

revise and edit for a final draft

PART 2 (105 minutes) Student Directions:

You will now have 105 minutes to review your

notes and sources, plan, draft, and revise your

essay. You may use your notes and refer back

to the sources. You may also refer to the

answers you wrote to questions at the end of

part 1, but you cannot change those answers.

Now read your assignment and the

information about how your essay will be

scored, then begin your work.

Type your response in the space provided. Write as much as you need to fulfill the

requirements of the task; you are not limited by the size of the response area on the screen.